Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Hidden Art

On our trip to San Francisco, the concierge gave me a brochure for a spa. I wasn't interested the spa, but I loved the brochure. The paper was strong and full of muted tones, so I decided to use it as a canvas and draw on it. Since it was "scrap" paper, I felt like I had a lot of freedom to play around with my drawings, not worrying about the outcome. As I started to draw, I started to play and it was fun and playful. Allie saw my work and said, "Ha, it's hidden art". I liked that name so I kept it. Now, I look at paper packaging and junk mail in a new light. It's a chance for hidden art!

On the cover I drew a simple lion. He was made up of geometric shapes and had a fun shaped mane.

On the back, I did another fierce cat, the leopard... Again, I used simple shapes.

In the inside, I continued to work on sketching faces with dramatic eyes. When it's opened, it looks like this from the inside.

And the back looks like this... The bird is done on a tucked in card with the redhead on the back side.